THE FOUNDER 9/10Where the hell was that film during the Oscar talks, might be my 2nd favorite of 2017 after Billboards, sure it's your typical 'wags-to-riches' business-driven success stories with a few dilemmas that force the protagonist to cut a few corners but we're talking of McDonald's stories and it's entertaining as hell and Michael Keaton is just perfect (dammit, his Oscar snub was a shame)... I drank the whole film like a delicious milk-shake, if you except a few clichéd moments, the film provided a countless amount of insights about the way to run a business and make it successful, even the title is provocative because one of the first 'a-ha' moments you get in the beginning is that Keaton didn't build, nor create McDonalds, his name is Kroc (!!!) but at the end, you realize that in many aspects, he was the true Founder of McDonalds, an idea so big and grand that even its creators miss the point... it's one thing to create, but it's another to build the foundations of durability of that creation. That's what the film is about, and it sure delivers! Some would compare it to Fincher's Social Network and they'd be right, I wish the comparison would extend to the Oscar reception.

The Lion King 7/10
This is my guilty pleasure of 2019, from the first moment I realized that it is not up to par and not even close to the original that is one of my favorite animated movies but I could not help but love this

I actually may want to see it, as I have not seen the original. I'm not completely familiar with the story, so I may be more impressed with it, not knowing I'm watching a remake, with nothing to measure it up to. :)

The two leads give Oscar worthy performances but the entire movie will be overlooked by the Academy. Far too small a film. On the other hand, this is perfect for the Independent Spirit Awards:acting nominations for Jimmie Fails and Jonathan Majorswriting and cinematography and score.Definitely direction for the first time director, Joe Talbot.

If you have an opportunity to catch this in the theater? I implore you do to so.

Amelie 3/10
the use of colors is fine, but oh god, very ridiculous it was even too much for a romantic movie, I understand that many people would have liked this movie and it's fine but for me it was indigestible.

Really? Interesting. I've been hearing all sorts of reactions to it. I've never seen the original; my local theater has 4 screens, and Lion King has taken three of them! :O They never do that!!! I've gotta see them both so I can finally form my opinions. :)

I didn't see the film but I said in my Aladdin's review that "no matter how cute Abu is, you can't make an animal look as expressive as its cartoon version, the example of Iago is even more baffling, this parrot isn't Iago and is an insult to Iago. So that's the real problem with these remakes, the mix of computer-aided animation and live-action can create spectacular results but sometimes, it feels limited."

Maybe it's fun to look at the live-action counterpart of a human character because we can be that expressive, we can go over-the-top but I'm not sure about realistically looking animals behaving like animated characters, Jean-Jacques Annaud did that with "The Bear", the film was fun first but I tired of it very quickly.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(2015)
- 7/10 - I read the movie made a dazzling $ 83 million loss which is a shame because it's not bad at all. I just think the modern generation of moviegoers doesn't feel a lot of affection for the 60s espionage genre.